Ford Motor Company is introducing a new engine technology calledEcoBoost that will deliver up to 20 percent better fuel economy onhalf a million Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles annually in NorthAmerica during the next five years.The EcoBoost family of 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder engines featuresturbocharging and direct injection technology.NoOp Comment: Gas prices go up; turbos come back in vogue.Compared with more expensive hybrids and diesel engines, EcoBoostbuilds upon today's affordable gasoline engine and improves it,providing more customers with a way to improve fuel economy andemissions without compromising driving performance."EcoBoost is meaningful because it can be applied across a widevariety of engine types in a range of vehicles, from small cars tolarge trucks - and it's affordable," said Derrick Kuzak, Ford's groupvice president of Global Product Development."Compared with the current cost of diesel and hybrid technologies,customers in North America can expect to recoup their initialinvestment in a 4-cylinder EcoBoost engine through fuel savings inapproximately 30 months. A diesel in North America will take anaverage of seven and one-half years, while the cost of a hybrid willtake nearly 12 years to recoup - given equivalent miles driven peryear and fuel costs," he said.Ford will introduce EcoBoost on the new Lincoln MKS flagship in 2009,followed by the Ford Flex and other vehicles. By 2013, Ford will havemore than half a million EcoBoost-powered vehicles on the roadannually in North America.NoOp Comment: Please Ford, loose the "Flex" name!In 2009, Ford first will introduce EcoBoost on the Lincoln MKSfeaturing a 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged V-6. It will produce the powerand torque of a V-8 engine with the fuel efficiency of a V-6. In fact,with an estimated 340-horsepower and more than 340 lb.-ft. of torque,the Lincoln MKS will be the most powerful and fuel-efficient all-wheel-drive luxury sedan in the market.NoOp Comment: The 3.5 is what Ford needs in...

Maybe I'm getting ahead of things but does anyone else smell the death of the V-8 coming? wrote:

Forget Modular, Say EcoBoost?

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Michael Johnson 18 years ago

The 40 mile range for the Volt isn't too impressive. I didn't see much in regard to actual range for their automotive batteries.

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Michael Johnson 18 years ago

An long as the performance is there they can put a heard of hamsters under the hood. A Grand National type V-6 wouldn't be bad thing, IMO.

Watch out because they may mandate training wheels for them soon.

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